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Matthew Nelson 1525–1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 May 1616

Death Location: Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Father: RICHARD Nelson

Mother: Mary Booth

Spouse(s): Agnes Rackliffe

Children(s): Sir Nelson, William Nelson

Matthew Nelson was born in 1525 in Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Nelson And Mary Booth. Matthew Nelson married Agnes Rackliffe, and had children including Sir William Nelson, William Nelson. Matthew Nelson passed away in 1616 in Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Matthew Nelson was born in 1525 in Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Nelson And Mary Booth.
  • Matthew Nelson married Agnes Rackliffe, and had children including Sir William Nelson, William Nelson.
  • Matthew Nelson passed away in 1616 in Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom.

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Matthew Nelson's Ancestors

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Matthew Nelson
1525–1616
Birth Place: Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
RICHARD Nelson
1500–1590
Mawdesley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Booth
1506–1540
Lancashire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Nelson's Descendants

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Matthew Nelson (1525–10 May 1616) m. Agnes Rackliffe (1528–1620)
  1. 1. Sir (William) Nelson 1549–1598 m. Judith Clinton 1555–1631
    1. 1. Elizabeth Low 1580–1625 m. Thomas Nelsen 1580–1654
      1. 1. Edmund Nelson 1629–1711 m. Alice Smith 1631–1687
        1. 1. William Nelson 1654–1713 m. Mary Shene 1658–1731
  2. 2. William Nelson 1558–1598 m. Dorothy Darnaby 1570–1631
    1. 1. Thomas Nelsen 1580–1654 m. Elizabeth Low 1580–1625

Matthew Nelson's Timeline

5 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Matthew Nelson in Lancashire, Lancashire, England
Lancashire, Lancashire, England
1525
1525
Birth of Matthew Nelson in Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1565
1565
Age 40
Matthew Nelson was married in England, England, United Kingdom
England, England, United Kingdom
1616
10 May 1616
Age 91
Death of Matthew Nelson in Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England
Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England
1616
10 May 1616
Age 91
Death of Matthew Nelson in Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Lancashire, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: England, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1616
    Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1616
    Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

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